Metal fencepost



I. E. CLUM.

METAL FENCEPOST.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.1O1 1919.

1,356,970, Patented 00t.25,1920.

WM 11 e 00 ,terminating at their free ends in laterally UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

IRA E. CLUM, 0F LI A, 01110, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To THE MARTIN STEEL PRODUCTS (10., 0E MANSFIELD, OHIO.

METAL EENc rosT.

I Application filed December 10, .1919. Serial No. 343,848. 1

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA E. CL M, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State'of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulMetal Fencepost,

of which the following isa specification.

. This'invention relates to metallic fence posts, one of its objects being to providea post which is made of sheet metal and has simple and efficient means for connecting the fence fabric thereto without the use of fastening wires, clips, bolts or .the like, the

construction of the fabric engaging means being such that it is impossible for stock to detach the fabric from the post by pushing the post and which can becheapl'y manufactured. v

With the foregoing and other ob ects 1n view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination .and arrangement'of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the mvention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of'the invention has been shown.

I11 said drawing p Figure 1 is an elevation of a post embodying the present improvements, a portion thereof being broken away and the strands of the fence fabric being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a'section on line 22, Fig. 1.- Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designatesthe body portion of the post formed of sheet metal and of any desired cross sectional contour. In the struc ture shown this post is provided at its lower end with angularly disposed tongues 2 curved points 3. Thus when the post is driven into the ground these points will curl upwardly and constitute anchors to prevent withdrawal of the post fromtheground.

Formed longitudinally along one edge. of

the sheet metal constituting the body portion of the post is a radial outstanding been indicated at F.

Afterthe posts have been 'set up for use middle portion'of the outer side of each Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 26, 1920. I

of these slots is a V'-shaped slot 6 extending v inwardly from the free longitudinal edge of the flange 4. Formed in the outer edge of each slot"5 atthe ends of theslot are recesses 7 constituting seats for the strandsof the fence fabric and which strands have the wire fabric constituting the fence is stretched against the flanges. 4 of the dif ferent posts and then pushed downwardly. This Will cause the strands to move downwardlywithin the outer portions of certain I of theslots 6. The fabric is then lifted upwardly and pressed inwardly so as to pass through the inner portionsof the slots 6- and thus enter the longitudinal slots 5.

Some of the strands of the fence fabric will become seated in the notches 7 at the upper ends of the slots 5 while other strands will become seated within the notches'at the lower. ends of the slots. This will be apparent by referring to F 1g. 1.

- It will be obvious that after the fabric has to detach the fabric from the flange because,

thus been placed in engagementwithithe flange l it becomes impossible for live stock.

in order'to do so, it is necessary tomove the strands F from the ends of the slots 5 to the inner end portions ofthe slots 6 and to then lift the said strands through the outerportions of the slots 6. What is claimed is I A fence post comprising a sheet metal body bent to form a tube, one edge portion i of the body being extended radially to iconfence wire, there being an angular slot opens ing into each longitudinal slot at a point be tween the notches and opening through the" free longitudinal edge of'the flange, the end portions of each angular slot diverging up; I

wa-rdly.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as in the presence oftwo witnesses.

" Witnesses:

LEORA NIcHoLs, MAR IN NELLIS; V

my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature IRA EfCLU M 

